SOPHIA GHOLZ

Writing & Publishing Resources

​Writing Organizations & Groups:

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• Society of Children’s Book Writer’s & Illustrators (SCBWI)

• We Need Diverse Books

• Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)

• Mystery Writers of America (MWA)

• Romance Writers of America (RWA)

• American Library Association (ALA)

• The Highlights Foundation

• Authors Guild

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Blogs to Follow:

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• From The Mixed Up Files…of Middle Grade Authors

• Publishing Crawl

• Picture Book Builders

• Nancy Sanders Blogzone for Writers

• Jane Yolen for Writers

• Tara Lazar (author & Story Storm founder)

• I Write For Apples

• List of Blogs to Follow by KidLit411

• No Water River by Renée LaTulippe

• Cynsations

• Middle Grade Mafia

• Woven With Pixie Dust by Pam Calvert

• Inky Girl

• Adventures in YA Publishing

• The Grog Blog for children’s Non-Fiction Writers

• Sub It Club

• Writers’ Rumpus

• Literary Rambles

• Writing For Children And Teens

• Rachelle Burk's Writer Resources

Picture Book Dummies for Illustrators:

• Creating Picture Books by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

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More Online Resources:

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• Rate Your Story

• Predators & Editors

• Query Tracker

• Publishers Weekly

• KidLit 411

• KidLit TV

• The Official Manuscript Wishlist

• #MSWL Twitter Posts

• Publishers Marketplace

• Writer’s Digest

• Writing For Hire by Evelyn Christensen

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Writing Challenges:

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• National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

• Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 Challenge

• Story Storm with Tara Lazar (formerly PiBoIdMo)

• ReFoReMo (Reading for Research Month)

• Sub Six

• PitchWars

• PitMad

• Blogging From A-Z in April

• Chapter Book Challenge (ChaBooCha)

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Writing Podcasts featuring Industry Interviews and Writing Tips:

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• Write or Die

• 88 Cups of Tea

• The Bookshop at the End of the Internet

• The Literaticast

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​*Please, as always, do your research before submitting your work online, joining a contest or when listening to advice from others. It is up to you to determine if any agent, publisher, contest, organization or market is legitimate and right for you.